Wardrobe device



J. C. PHILUPS.

WARDROBE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-10.1919.

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WARDROBE DEVICE.

To Cid/i whom it may concern it known that I, JULIA C. Pninnirs residi. eat 758 l i est End aveinie New York city, in the county of New York, State of New "liorlt, have invented certain new and useful llmproveinents in Wardrobe Devices; and l. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Tlhe present invention relates to wiu'drolie attachments for bed springs.

has heretoll'ore been proposed to apply to wardrobe attaclnnents to bet steeds by prov guideways associated with the iirame oil? the bedstead for supporting a wardrobe. usually in the term of a drawer so that it may be withdrawn tlroin beneath the bed. llwing; to the fact that the bedstead must be taken. apart tor shipment, the guideways constitute of necessity a removable part oi' the bedstead. thus adding; extra parts which must be paclred for shipment and which add to the time required to set up the bedstead,

they must be separately applied. Q1, many cases the convenience and sinn plicity eli attachments of this character will be increased it the pguidewavs are attached. to the spring; instead of to the bed :liraroe. as in such cases the wardrobe attachment may be used irrespective of the ltind oi? bed liraine, either wood or inetal with which the spring is used, and without creating addifilli shipment.

lit is accordingly an object oi: the present invention to provide a one mcmber bod swings. Ewardrobe attachment oil such nple construction as to require no special attention on the port of the user for its proper adjuslmenu as the mere placing oi? the spring; on the bed frame brings the truideunvvs into position for use. In fact, o this arrans' lfl1BI1t.,- in the case of be); springs with ttted tops, it is possible to have a mattress-springsand-wardrobe attachment in one structure. In public institutions, where the taking down and setting up oi beds is almost a daily necessity, it will readily be seen that much time. energy and patience may be saved by the use oi this simple and practical construction which adds nothing; to the number of parts to be handled while affording great convenience for storage. It is also a well known fact Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1919.

'ional members which must be handled in Patented 1\i[ar.23, 1920.

Serial No. 270,469.

that metallic springs of the usual construction frequently have a tendency to become uneven. or rock on the bed frame due to the :liact that the transverse members are not continuous with the side frame members, but are usually elevated some inches above the latter, thereby not affording the support necessary tlior a rigid structure. It accordingly a tliurther object oi? the invention to provide attuchmen that will. serve as reinforcements between the side trains members oi a bed spring while acting as guide ways for a wardrobe.

It is a further object of the invention to provide in connection with the wardrobe itsell, improved terms of supporting incinbcrs by nileans of which the wardrobe may be movably mounted upon the supporting members associated with the bed spring, and which, when the wardrobe is rmuoved Lii 'Ol' shipment may be folded or removed so as not to interfere with the paclrin or wrapping elf the wardrobe itself.

The particular nature of the present invention, as well as other advantages thereof will appear more clearly 'liroin a description of certain preterred embodiments thereof illustrated in the accon'rpanyinp; draws. in which i ure 1 is a view of portions of a bed steed provided with a spring; to which the invention is applied; :2 is an elevation on an enlarn'ed s ale showing a portion of the sprii. hi is a modification showing the invention in combination with a box spring; Fin. lis a view of a portion of a wardrobe showing one form of sup 'iortinp; n'iember; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a ren'iovable supporting member; Fig. 6 shows the end oil a guidewav with an arrann ement that may be employed for detachablv securing}; it to the frame of a box spring; 7 shows a box spring in which the guideways are torn'ied in the framework; and Fig. 8 shows a modified. arrangement tor attachine; the eguidewavs to the side tli'rmnes of a wire spring l-leferrino, to the drawings. 10 indicates the posts of a bedstead. and these posts are provided wlth the usual lungs or brackets 11.1 to which are detachably secured. the ends of side rails As is usual in bedsteads or this tvpe, the spring which may be termed of woven wire, is connected at its ends to transverse members 13 which are carried upon corner brackets 14., provided With lugs adapted to rest upon the brackets 11 or side rails 12. In the usual type of construction, these side frame members lie directly behind or above the side rails 12 of the bedstead, but in accordancewith the present invention, I lengthen the corner brackets 14 as at 16 so that when the spring is in place on the bedstead, these members will lie somewhat below the side rails as shown most clearly in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of supporting a wardrobe beneath the spring, gnideways are provided. A convenient form of guideway comprises a channel bar 17 having its upper face elongated at the ends to provide for attaching the channel bar to the frame members 15 by bending the end portions around the frame members or fastening them'thcreto in any other convenient manner. For the purpose of lessening friction between the guideways and the cooperating members attached to a wardrobe, a roller 19 may be mounted on the lower face of the channel member and other rollers may be mounted on the cooperating members on the wardrobe. Instead of the mode of at tachment shown in Fig. 1, a detachable connection such as shown in Fig. 8 may be employed. In this case the flat extended ends 18 of the upper face of the channel bar are adapted to enter slots in the frame members 15 and be held against displacement by pins or other devices.

The invention also contemplates the application of wardrobe-supporting guideways to' box springs, and in Fig. 3 such a spring 20has been shown. The guideways 17 for supporting a wardrobeare secured to the framework of the box spring in any convenient manner, as by means of the ends 18'. being bent upwardly and secured to the frame, but it will be understood that any otl'ier convenien-t method of applying the guideways may be used, as for instance a plate 18 (see F ig. provided with a slot adapted to receive the extended end of the channel bar 17, pins being provided t prevent displacement of the gnideway. A further modification of the invention consists in forming the guideways in the framework of the box spring as shown at 17 in Fig. 7

. In Figs. eland 5 are shown wardrobes 2i which may be used in connect-ion with the present invention. These ardrobes are here shown in the form of drawers provided with covers 22. In Fig. the supporting members which cooperate with the guide ways on the spring are shown as formed of angle bars 23 afiixed to the end of the wardrobe in any convenient manner as by screws or bolts. In order that the wardrobe may be withdrawn a suflicient distance, from beneath the bcdspring to permit convenient access thereto without tilting, one or both of the supporting members attached to the wardrobe should be extended beyond the rear face of the same, but since these projecting members may thus interfere with the convenient storage or shipment of the wardrobe, I prefer to form the rear portion 24: of each supporting member separate from the portion that is ailixcd to the end of the wardrobe. This portion of the supporting member may be pivctally or otherwise attached to the end of the wardrobe as at 25, and may be retained in extended position by a removable screw or pin 26. A roller QT may be mounted at the end of extension 24.

In Fig. 5 I have shown an arrangement in which the supporting member 28 may be removed as a whole from the end of the wardrobe. In this case the supporting member is attached to the wardrobe by pinand-slot connections as at 29, but in order to prevent any movement between the supporting member and the wardrobe during use, a crew or pin 30 may be passed through the supporting member into the end of the wardrobe, or any other convenient mode oi? attachment may be employed.

The supporting members shown. in Figs. and 5 are particuhirly adapted for use with guideways of the channel haitype, but by suitable modification of their upper faces they may be adapted to the form of guidcways shown in Fig. 7.

lVhilc certain. preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood that various changes in the details of construction of the devices may be made without departing from the principle of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with the frame of a removable bed spring of a wardrobe sup porting structure formed as a fixed part of the frame and removable as a whole thercwith, said structure comprising guideways adapted to support a wardrobe in movable relation to the bed.

2. A bed spring having transversely extending guideways forming a fixed part of the framework of thc spr'na and also reinforcing, bracing and rcngthcning thev same, said guideways being adapted to support a wardrobe beneath the spring.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

JULIA C. PHILLIPS. 

